Police provided a photo of a man not identified for 19 years.
/ Courtesy El Cajon police

His body was found in an East Main Street parking lot on Oct. 23, 1994. People who lived in the area and an officer who worked patrol at the time knew him only as “Silent Steve,” and thought he might have family around Cuyamaca Reservoir, Deck said.

The county Medical Examiner’s Office never identified him or found family members.

Deck has worked on the case from time to time over the past year, said police Sgt. Eric Taylor.

“Police will put out flyers like that in hopes of finding family in town, or family that years later has moved back to town,” Taylor said. “It’s something we’ll start doing more frequently.”